Christopher Joe Northup, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Nashville, TN
Christopher Joe Northup, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1558430181, issued on Nov 7, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 69860, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Joe Northup
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- 69860 TN
036-157284 IL
35-091634 OH
0101234669 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic, Nashville, TN 37232
- Phone
- (615) 322-5000
- Enumerated
- Nov 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 11, 2024
- Medicaid ID
- 036157284 IL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240119003047); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- West Virginia University School Of Medicine, 1998
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Christopher Joe Northup in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 69860Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
11 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $20,326.27
32 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
One hospital affiliation
- Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, TN · Acute Care Hospitals5 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
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There are 631 surgery physician records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is Christopher Joe Northup, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher Joe Northup, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558430181, issued on Nov 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Joe Northup, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic, Nashville, TN, 37232. Phone: (615) 322-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Joe Northup, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 69860, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher Joe Northup, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Joe Northup, M.D. had 11 Medicare Part D claims; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.